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Ministry of Rural Development
Odisha's Panchayati Raj Minister Shri Pradip Kumar Amat meets Union Ministers Shri Giriraj Singh and Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to discuss implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana  in the state
Shri Giriraj Singh raises concerns over the several irregularities flagged by the Central team of the Rural Development Ministry that visited the state
Target to provide houses to more than 8 lakh beneficiaries in Odisha
Odisha's Minister of Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Forest & Environment and Information & Public Relations, Shri Pradip Kumar Amat met the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Shri Giriraj Singh and Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi today to discuss implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana  in the state.
Shri Giriraj Singh raised concerns over the several irregularities flagged by the Central team of the Rural Development Ministry that visited the state to verify and review the status of PMAY  scheme in the state. There were as many as 37% anomalies in the list of beneficiaries, discrepancies in uploading data on Awas-soft website, fudging in beneficiaries bank account numbers, transfer of funds to non-eligible persons and denying benefits to legitimate individuals. Shri Giriraj Singh also raised serious objection to change of logo of the PMAY-G which is against the scheme guidelines.
The Union Rural Development Minister called for effective monitoring of the PMAY-G scheme in the state, social audit of the Panchayats to be undertaken and effective convergence of the scheme with Swachh Bharat Mission for construction of toilets, Saubhagya scheme for power connection to every household, Har Ghar Nal Se Jal for tapped water and Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for LPG/Gas connection. The convergence is still a paltry 20-25%, he said.
Shri Giriraj Singh said the Union Rural Development Ministry, together with the State Government, has a target to provide houses to the more than 8 lakh beneficiaries in Odisha. The tribal and backward districts should be accorded priority, he said. It was agreed in the meeting that anomalies pointed out by the Central team will be resolved and punitive action will be initiated against fraudulent beneficiaries and complicit officials.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Diversifying the trade basket is essential for India and Uzbekistan as multisectoral trade is the need of the hour: Smt. Anupriya Patel, Hon'ble Minister of State, Commerce and Industry, Government of India
Smt. Anupriya Patel, Hon'ble Minister of State, Commerce and Industry, Government of India at the India – Uzbekistan Business Forum organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry mentioned that the frequent high-level visits of the Heads of State of India and Uzbekistan have played a pivotal role in deepening the ties between the two countries. Uzbekistan is an important trade partner for India and given the close ties of the two countries, Smt. Patel emphasized on growing bilateral trade between the two countries. Accordingly, she urged both the countries to focus on diversifying the trade basket as multisectoral trade is the need of the hour. Smt. Patel further underscored the willingness of India to deepen its engagement with Uzbekistan particularly in infrastructure, hospitality and tourism, IT and, training and capacity building which could also be important for Uzbekistan.
Given the significance of the pharmaceutical and IT sector for Uzbekistan, H.E. Mr. Jamshid Khodjayev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan, in his keynote address invited Indian businesses to integrate and jointly produce pharma and IT products with Uzbekistan and work towards the development of several segments such as fintech and cybersecurity.
Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Co-Chair, India Uzbekistan Joint Business Council  & Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises in his opening remarks stressed upon the potential of engagement between India and Uzbekistan in agriculture, tourism, health & pharma, and space.
Mr. Farkhodjon Toshpulatov, Deputy Chairman, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan mentioned that India is considered to be one of the leading partners of Uzbekistan and economic cooperation is Uzbekistan’s priority. He mentioned about Uzbekistan’s keenness to join efforts with India on mutually beneficial projects in pharmaceutical, agriculture, food processing etc.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Mental Healthcare through Government Schemes
As per the National Mental Health Survey, 2016, the prevalence of mental disorders in adults over the age of 18 years is about 10.6%. Mental disorders are known to be caused by a complex interaction of biological, social, environmental, cultural and economic factors.
To address the challenge of mental illnesses, the Government is implementing the National Mental Health Programme  in the country. Under NMHP, implementation of the District Mental Health Programme  has been approved for 655 districts of the country for early detection, management and treatment of mental disorders/illnesses. With the objective to address the shortage of qualified mental health professionals in the country, the Government is implementing Manpower Development Schemes for establishment of Centres of Excellence and strengthening/ establishment of Post Graduate  Departments in mental health specialties. Till date, support has been provided for establishment of 25 Centres of Excellence and strengthening/establishment of 47 Post Graduate  Departments in mental health specialties in the country. During 2018-19, the expenditure on mental healthcare by the three Central Mental Health Institutions and under NMHP was Rs. 545.65 crores.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
38th Meeting of Ministerial level Joint Rivers Commission of India and Bangladesh held at New Delhi
Both Sides Finalize Text of MoU On Interim Water Sharing Of Kushiyara River
Both Sides Welcome Finalization Of The Design And Location Of Water Intake Point On The Feni River To Meet The Drinking Water Needs Of Sabroom Town In Tripura
The 38th Meeting of Ministerial level Joint Rivers Commission of India and Bangladesh was held in New Delhi on 25th August, 2022. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Jal Shakti. The Bangladesh delegation was led by Mr. Zaheed Farooque, State Minister for Water Resources. Mr. AKM Enamul Hoque Shameem, Deputy Minister for Water Resources was also part of the Bangladesh delegation. The meeting assumes significance as it was held after a long gap of 12 years, though the technical interactions under the framework of JRC have continued in the intervening period. The meeting was preceded by Water Resources Secretary-level interaction on Tuesday, 23rd August, 2022.
The discussions during this bilateral meeting were held on a number of ongoing bilateral issues of mutual interest including river water sharing of common rivers, sharing of flood data, addressing river pollution, conducting joint studies on sedimentation management, river bank protection works etc. Both sides finalized the text of MoU on Interim Water Sharing of Kushiyara river. Both sides also welcomed finalization of the design and location of water intake point on the Feni River to meet the drinking water needs of Sabroom town in Tripura as per the October 2019 India -Bangladesh MoU on this subject.
One of the important areas of cooperation, where India has been assisting Bangladesh, is sharing of real time flood data. India has recently extended the period of flood data sharing beyond 15th October to help Bangladesh address unforeseen flood events.
India and Bangladesh share 54 rivers, of which 7 rivers have been identified earlier for developing framework of water sharing agreements on priority. During the meeting, it has been agreed to widen this area of ongoing cooperation by including 8 more rivers for data exchange. The matter will be further discussed at the Technical Level Committee of JRC.
The Joint Rivers Commission of India and Bangladesh was constituted in the year 1972 as a bilateral mechanism to address issues of mutual interest on common / border / transboundary rivers.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of Dr. Devendra Patel
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of noted Onco-Surgeon Dr. Devendra Patel. The Prime Minister recalled Dr Patel's contribution in boosting health infrastructure and cancer care.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"Dr. Devendra Patel earned the respect and goodwill of countless people due to his efforts to boost health infrastructure and cancer care. His deep knowledge of medicine and compassionate nature will always be remembered. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti."
Ministry of Railways
Cabinet approves Cadre Review of 8 organized Group 'A' Services in Railways
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for Cadre Review of 8 organized Group 'A' Services in Railways namely Indian Railway Accounts Service , Indian Railway Personnel Service , Indian Railway Traffic Service , Indian Railway Service of Engineers , Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers , Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, Indian Railway Stores Service , Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers .
Cabinet has also approved encadrement of the post of Member a cadre post for IRPS and re-designation of the posts of Director General , Director General  and Director General  as Member, Member  as Director General  respectively.
This Cadre Review was pending since 2012 and will benefit 900 officers of these services.
Ministry of Finance
Bank Employees Family Pension to be increased to 30% of last pay drawn
Banks’ contribution to NPS Corpus of PSU Bank employees to be enhanced to 14%
Mumbai, 25 August 2021
In a bid to provide relief to families of bank employees, the Government has approved the Indian Banks' Association’s  proposal to increase the family pension to 30% of last salary drawn. This move would make family pension go up to as much as Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000 per family of bank employees. This was announced by the Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, at a press meet addressed by Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Mumbai today.
Secretary, DFS informed that, in continuation of the 11th bi-partite settlement on wage revision of public sector bank employees, which was signed by the IBA with the unions on November 11, 2020, there was a proposal for enhancement of family pension and also the employers' contribution under the NPS. This has been approved by the Finance Minister, he said. Shri Panda further said that “earlier the scheme had slabs of 15, 20 and 30 percent of the pay that a pensioner drew at that point of time. It was capped subject to a maximum of Rs 9,284/-. That was a very paltry sum and Finance Minister Smt. Sitharaman was concerned and wanted that to be revised so that family members of bank employees get a decent amount to survive and sustain”.
The Government has also approved the proposal to increase employers contribution under the NPS to 14% from the existing 10%.
Thousands of families of PSU bank employees will be benefited by the enhanced Family Pension, while increase in employers contribution will provide increased financial security to the bank employees under the NPS.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 388
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 170 Crore landmark milestone
More than 50 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 170 Crore  landmark milestone today. More than 50 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 1.52 Crore  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries  for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10398042
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2nd Dose
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9906983
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Precaution Dose
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3697383
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18402243
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2nd Dose
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17328000
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Precaution Dose
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4870654
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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49901147
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2nd Dose
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7462320
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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545417592
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2nd Dose
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417760806
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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201109170
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2nd Dose
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174404940
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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125472305
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2nd Dose
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108651443
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Precaution Dose
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6727112
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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950700499
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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735514492
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Precaution Dose
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15295149
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Total
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1701510140
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 7th February, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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218
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2nd Dose
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2932
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Precaution Dose
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36199
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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470
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2nd Dose
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7437
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Precaution Dose
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77554
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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415482
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2nd Dose
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1612834
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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457674
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2nd Dose
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1532909
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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77643
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2nd Dose
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302667
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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57462
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2nd Dose
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179603
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Precaution Dose
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287694
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1008949
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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3638382
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Precaution Dose
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401447
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Total
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5048778
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Department of AHD implement various schemes to promote and develop animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries sector
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India is implementing the various schemes to supplement the efforts of the States/UTs for promotion and development of the animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries sector across the country such as:
- Rashtriya Gokul Mission,
- National Programme for Dairy Development,
- Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund,
- Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities
- National Livestock Mission,
- Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
- Livestock Health and Disease Control
- National Animal Disease Control Programme
- Livestock Census and Integrated Sample Survey
- Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund
This information was given by Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah hails highest Egyptian state honor to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
Epic success of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji as a statesman of global aura is now adorned with another honor as Egypt bestows its highest state honor, 'The Order of Nile Award,' on Modi Ji
Modi Ji is the only Indian PM to receive a maximum number of such awards from other countries
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has hailed highest Egyptian state honor to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. In his tweet Shri Amit Shah said that “The epic success of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji as a statesman of global aura is now adorned with another honor as Egypt bestows its highest state honor, 'The Order of Nile Award,' on Modi Ji. Modi Ji is the only Indian PM to receive a maximum number of such awards from other countries”.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana achieves 5 core mark
Loksabha Speaker Smt Sumitra Mahajan here today handed over 5 croreth LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  to Smt Takrdiran of Delhi in the Parliament House. Speaker Smt. Sumitra Mahajan while acknowledging the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and leadership of Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan appreciated the collective efforts of the officials of Ministry and the Oil Marketing Companies in achieving the target of 5 crores. Further, shared advantages of using LPG in terms of health benefits, time saved and ensuring safety of women.
Modi Government launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  on 1st May, 2016 and it is implemented by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas through its Oil Marketing Companies i.e., IOC, BPCL and HPCL through their network of distributors across the country. Through PMUY, initially, 5 crore BPL households were targeted for providing deposit free LPG connections to BPL households by 31st March,2019. In a record time of 28 months for its launch, PMUY achieved the initial target of providing 5 crores LPG connection to BPL households. In the current year, considering the huge success of the Scheme, target was revised to 8 crores with budgetary allocation of Rs 12,800 crore.
States of Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal , Bihar , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan  and Odisha  have accounted for nearly 65% of the connections provided. 47% of the beneficiaries are from the weaker sections of the society i.e., SC/STs.
PMUY has been recognised by World Health Organisation as one of the decisive intervention by the Government to address the Indoor Air Pollution which accounts for nearly 10 lakh deaths in a year in the country.
PMUY aims at providing clean-cooking fuel to the poor households, which are otherwise vulnerable to various health hazards associated with indoor air pollution and bringing in qualitative charges in the living standards. PMUY is under implementation in the all the States/UTs. Beneficiaries are identified through Socio-Economic Caste Census List-2011 and in such cases where names are not covered under SECC list, beneficiaries are identified from seven categories which includes SC/ST households, beneficiaries of PMAY, Antyodaya Anna Yojana, Most Backward Classes, Forest Dwellers, Resident of Islands/River Islands and Tea Garden & Ex-tea Garden Tribes.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism launches its "DekhoApnaDesh" webinar series from today
The first in the webinar series was ‘City of Cities- Delhi's Personal Diary'
"DekhoApnaDesh" webinar series will continue and the Ministry would work towards showcasing the diverse and remarkable history and culture of India : Shri Patel
COVID-19 has had a major impact on all human life and not just in India but globally. Tourism as a sector is naturally hugely impacted with no movement happening either domestically or from across the border. But owing to technology, it is possible to visit places and destinations virtually and plan our travels for a later date. In these unprecedented times, technology is coming handy to maintain human contact and also keep faith that times will be good to be able to travel again soon.
Keeping this in view, the Ministry of Tourism has launched its "DekhoApnaDesh" webinar series from today to provide information on the many destinations and the sheer depth and expanse of the culture and heritage of our Incredible India. The first webinar, which was part of a series that shall unfold, touched upon the long history of Delhi as it has unfolded as 8 cities, each one unique in its character and leaving behind traces which makes Delhi the magnificent city that it is today. The webinar was titled " City of Cities- Delhi's Personal Diary'.
The Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture  Shri Prahlad Singh Patel said that the series of webinars shall be an on-going feature and the Ministry would work towards showcasing the diverse and remarkable history and culture of India including its monuments, cuisine, arts, dance forms. natural landscapes, festivals and many other aspects of the rich Indian civilization.
The core of the session based itself on tourism awareness and social history. Laced with interesting anecdotes the session which was conducted by the India city walks for Ministry of Tourism, had enthusiastic participation with 5546 persons registering and many interesting questions were raised which depict the interest of the participants. The webinar shall be available in public domain soon. It will be availableon the Ministry’s social media handles- IncredibleIndia on Instagram and Facebook.
The next webinar is on the 16th of April from 11 am to 12 noon and shall take visitors to the amazing City of Kolkata.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
THREE YOUNG PASSOUTS OF SRFTI PARTICIPATES IN 72ND CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL THIS YEAR
Kolkata, May 15, 2019
Meghalaya's Dominic Sangma, Darjeeling lad Saurav Rai  and Kolkata based cinematographer Modhura Palit will be in the 72nd Cannes film festival in France this year to participate in three different official segments. The Festival kicked off on May 14 and will continue up to May 25, 2019 with India missing from the official selection for the first time in this decade. All three of them are ex-students of Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute .
Sangma, whose debut film, the Garo-language "Ma'Ama" , premiered in the Mumbai Film Festival, last year, will explore co-production tie-ups for his sophomore film "Rapture". The under-production film is one of ten projects in La Fabrique des Cinema du Monde, a programme hosted by Institut Francais. It invites ten directors working on their first or second features, to the festival along with their producers. Sangma will participate along with Chinese co-producer Jianshang Xu, who was also involved in the making of "Ma'Ama".
Saurav Rai will pitch his debut work-in-progress narrative feature, "Nimtoh" , in the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum . He is going to Cannes' programme in the festival's Marche du Film .
Kolkata based cinematographer Modhura Palit will travel to Cannes to be part of the 7th edition of the Angenieux Excel Lens in Cinematography ceremony. She will receive the Angenieux Special Encouragement for excellence in Cinematography, which is given to a young professional.
These young talents are products of the country’s premier film institute SRFTI which is an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the loss of lives due to fire at firecracker factory in Punjab
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has condoled the loss of lives due to a fire at firecracker factory in Punjab.
“The tragedy at a firecracker factory in Punjab is heart-wrenching. Deeply anguished due to it. My condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. I hope the injured recover at the earliest. Agencies are working on rescue operations at the site of the tragedy”, the Prime Minister said.
Prime Minister's Office
Mr. Toshi Shibata, CEO of Renesas Electronics meets PM
Mr. Toshi Shibata, CEO of Renesas Electronics met the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Replying to a tweet by Renesas Electronics , the Prime Minister tweeted :
"Had a productive meeting with Mr. Toshi Shibata, CEO of @RenesasGlobal. We discussed aspects relating to tech, innovation and India’s strides in the world of semiconductors."